Improvement in horse-rakes



H. W. HOLCOMB.

Horse Rake. I No. 96.917. Patented Nov. 16, 1869.

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HENRY WjHOLC-O'MB, OF NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO'HIllI- SELFANDW. FRANK HUG-HES, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-RAKES.

The Schedfllerefened to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, HnxRY W. HoI.co.u1:,ofNo1-thville, in the county of\Vayne, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hay-Rakes; and do hereby declare that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of referencemarked thereon, making a. part-of this Specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construetion and generalarrangement of a horse hay-rake, as

will be hereiuafterfully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view, and

Figure 2, a transverse vertical section of the rake.

Figure 3 is arear view of a portion of the rake, showing the manner ofholding the teeth down.

vFigure .4 shows the mode of hingiug or attaching:

fim] and the inner ends of the rake-teeth I I are placed one on eachplate, (1, between its ears, under the rod, and then bent over the same,thus hinging all the teeth by or on one rod.

. The teeth I extend over and rest on the axle A,

and are held down on the salnc'in the following mannor:

On each side of the-tooth is placed a pin, 1', the upper end of which issecured in a bar, E, running parallel with and above the axleA, whilethe lower ends of said pins are inserted into holes in the axle A, whichholes pass clear through the axle, so as to prevent any water fromcollecting into the same.

Around each pin is a coiled or spiral spring, 0, the upper ends-of whichsupport the bar E, while the lower ends press on a plate, f.

This plate bears on the tooth, and is of such size that the two pins,one on each side of the tooth, pass through its ends, and thus twosprings act on said plate, holding the tooth down on the axle A.

It will be seen that each tooth is provided with two pins it, twosprings e e, and one plate f.

The pressure of the springs r c on the teeth I I, and consequently thespring of the teeth may be regulated by moving the bar E up and. down,and this is accon'lplishcd by letting one of the pins i at each end andone in the centre pass through the bar E, and providing these pins" ontop of said bar with setscrews 7: h.

- By this means, the bar E can be raised or lowered at will, andconsequently the force of the springs e e on the-plate be readilyregulated.

' ()n the rear side 'of the axle A are secured two np right metal bars FF, which extend up above thebar E, and are secured to the same by ascrew or bolt passing through an clung: ted slot in the bar F, as seenin fig. 3.

The object of these elongated slots is to allow for the raising andlowering of the bar l To the upper ends of the bars F F, the shafts G Gare hinged, said shafts extending so far to the rear that when the rakeis turned for unloading they will rest on the axle A.

()u the front side of the bar 0 is secured a spring latclnfH, whichcatches on a cross-bar, J, which connects and braces the shafts G (ltogether, thus holding the rake in proper position for work.

The drivers seat is placedovcr the axle on the shafts in such aposit-ion that he can readily release the latch with his foot, when therake will turn up and unload thchay.

By means of-a lever, K, attached to the axle A and-the bar E, the drivercan readily place-it again in' position for work.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is'-- l. Thearrangement of the cross-bar G, parallel with and in front of the axleA, provided with the plates a and the single rod b, to whichare hingedall the rake-teeth I,-'which are extended over the axle A. and kept inposition by thcrplates f and rods i i, and springs e, all snbstantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination of the axle A, bar E, adjustable plates F, pins i 4',springs e 0, plates f, teeth I, bar 0, catch ;H, and shafts G G, allconstructed and operating substantially as herein set forth.

3. The spring latch H, when attached to the rake, in the manner and forthe purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 13th day of August, 1869.

' HENRY \V. HOLGOMB.

,\Vitnesses:

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